soup for me!

I made turkey soup from the bones of the Thanksgiving turkey. It is quite good. I put cumin in it so I wasn't sure how it would turn out. I've never heard of cumin in turkey soup but I like cumin. I use it a lot. Curry too. I put barley in it. The kind that takes like an hour of hard boiling to cook. Plus all the regular things like celery, onions, peas, corn....
I got rave reviews except that it wasn't salty enough. So...add salt!

I did NOT go shopping today. No. I try not to.

I did however, walk my dog and then do two miles on the treadmill. I have been asked why I do both...especially in the same day. So, here's why: walking the dog is a peaceful, leisurely activity wherein the dog sniffs and I look around. Sometimes the dog points out interesting things for me to look at. Like squirrels and other dogs and people. Sometimes I find things to look at all by myself. But the point of these outings is to be present in the world around me, to enjoy the vargaries of the weather and to connect with my dog.
When I am on the treadmill I am turned inward. There isn't much to look at so I close dmy eyes. I listen to my body and I feel it working. I think in a different mode. I am working on a different *part* of me during each activity.
That is why I use the treadmill and walk the dog in the same day.

I went to a meeting which is very dear to me and saw people who are very dear to me and then went to coffee with a friend who is also very dear to me.

Now it is late and I am tired.

Tomorrow's agenda: decorate for the holidays and bake some chocolate chip cookies (dairy free).